Granit Xhaka: Arsenal need leaders after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang exclusion

Granit Xhaka, right, is back in the Arsenal side (Nick Potts/PA)

Granit Xhaka admits Arsenal’s senior players need to step up in the wake of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s expulsion from the team.

Aubameyang has been stripped of the captaincy and dropped from the squad following a breach of discipline.